With Graham Nash, an overview of this Dantesque tour arrives on the market. And in deference to grumpy Neil Young, it's a gem.
Let's go on this tour. CSNY then the biggest record seller. For many Americans, this is the largest group in the world. Or as suggested by their name, CSNY n 'never really been a band but a sum of brilliant individuals. Unfortunately the strong characters. For many, this tour was launched for the money. . Several dates in the States in huge stadiums. Often having 60,000 to 100,000 people.
Only drugs, alcohol, women and excesses of stardom harm the atmosphere within the group. Stills saw a stormy marriage with Véronique Sanson. Neil Young is in a deep depression. Divorce, loss of loved ones and birth of her first child with disabilities. He refuses to travel with other members of the group and prefer to travel on his side in a bus he converted. Moreover Young is a manic sound and finds that their music and quality sound equipment at the time are not made for stadiums. In short this tour was the swan song of the group and it took until 1988 for the group plays again in full.
In short, these echoes let fear the worst. It is not. What a slap! If this disc is the testimony of a group on the decline, what it must have been when he was at his best !!!!!
It is not by a concert in its entirety, but a compilation of the best live tracks recorded during the tour available. The set is designed to share the listener what a concert CSNY this époque.Un show marathon 3h 30.
The disc 1 is electric and it's flawless. From the opening track Love the one you 're with or Stills recalls what a great guitarist he is composer Almost cut my hair Crosby, nothing is thrown away. A beautiful version of Helpless, a rare live performance of On the beach, and a black queen anthology.
The second disc is acoustic. It is often said that Crosby and Nash were only good for vocal harmonies and drugs. Yes but what vocal harmonies! It also overlooks their compositional skills. Guinievre Crosby and Nash song Prison. To my mind, the best pieces are still those composed by Young. Here we find songs never played at the time because to serve for the next studio album (human highway) that will never see the day. Others are completely new and are very good.
Finally, the disc 3 is the disk of the protesters and politicized songs. Great gift 'be denied, blues revolution, Pushed it over the end etc.
The disc ends with the strong Ohio.
In my view not much to throw on these discs. Maybe a few lengths and not as monstrous as the southern man on the 4 Way Street but a much more homogeneous than the latter disc. finally welcome the beautiful box full of photos and information. Too bad it is fragile. 9/10
